Genealogy of the Olmsted family in America : embracing the ...

THIRD GENERATION
(3957) JOSlEPH OLMSTED, b. at Norwalk, Conn., Mar. 10, 1676-7.
His will was made Jan. 27, 1748; m. (1) Mehitabel Warner; b. Nov. 21, 1673;
d. bef. Dec. 25, 1713; dau. of Robert and Elizabeth (Grant) Warner, of Middletown,
Conn.; (2) .
1st marriage: 3981, Joseph +. 3982, Phebe; m. John Fillow; b. 1708;
d. abt. 1789. 3983, John +. 3984, Gardner +.
(3958) NATHAN OLMSTED, b. at Norwalk, Conn., Apr. 27, 1678; d.
bef. Feb. 27, 1716. Inventory dated Jan. 12, 1716; m. (1) Dec. 7, 1702,
Sarah Keeler; dau. of Ralph Keeler, of Norwalk, Conn.; (2) Mercy Comstock;
dau. of Christopher Comstock. He was one of the petitioners for the parish
of Wilton, Conn., 172B, in the town of Norwalk, His widow, Mercy, was
appointed Administrator.
1st marriage: 3985, Nathan +. 2d marriage: 3986, Samuel +. 3987,
James +. 3988, Mercy; b. 1711; m. Moses St. John; son of James and
Mary (Comstock) St. John. 3989, Hannah; b. 1712; d. bef. Oct. 17, 1746;
m. Justus Miles. 3990, Lydia +.
(3960) JOHN OLMSTED, b. at Norwalk, C^nn.,''i?G&; d. bef. Jan., 1749-
(some authorities say 1788-9); m. Feb. 29, 1717-1718, Mary Small; dau. of
Robert Small (transient), sometime of Norwalk, Conn. It is said that he
died and she married again and had two children, viz. : a son, Gardner and a
daughter.
3991, Sylvanus; b. Nov. 25, 1718. 3992, Phebe; b. Aug. 5, 1720; m.
Gardner Olmsted (No. 3984). 3993, Reuben +. 3994, David +. 3995,
James Small +. 3996, John +. 3997, Ichabod +. 3998, Justus +.
(3965) DANIEL OLMSTED, b. 1682; m. May 9, 1711, Hannah Ketchum,
of Norwalk, Conn. He with his brother Richard and twenty-two others bought,
with the permission of the General Assembly at Hartford, on the 30th of Sept.,
1708, of the Indian, Sachem Catoonah, and his associates, for £100, a tract of
land (2000 acres), now Ridgefield, Conn.
The land was divided into home lots of 21-2 acres each, and also 5 acres
in the rear of each home were added to each lot.
These lots were distributed,by a lottery; Daniel's lot was No. 24; Richard's,
No. 11; Daniel was for many years an influential man in town affairs. In
1732 he was confirmed by the General Assembly, Ensign of the Ridgefield
Train Band. He was Representative in 1742 and 1743.
3999, Daniel; b. Feb. 9, 1712; d. Sept. 22, 1730. 4000, Samuel +. 4001,
Nathan +. 4002, Ambrose +. 4003, Hannah; b. July 16, 1721; m.
Mar. 22, 1737, Benjamin Goodrich; b. Nov. 13, 1715; d. Mar. 14, 1797;
son of Col. David and Prudence (Churchill) Goodrich, of Wethersfield,
Conn. He was a brother of Millicent Goodrich, wife of (Dea.) Nathan 01mstead
(No. 4001). The family moved to Hancock, Berkshire County,
Mass. 4004, Jonathan +. 4005, Elizabeth; b. Feb. 3, 1727; d.
Mar. 11, 1825; m. Oct. 8, 1745, Benjamin Stebbins, Jr., of Ridgefield,
Conn.; b. Sept. 3, 1721; d. Feb. 26, 1803; son of Benjamin Stebbins. 4006,
Ezekiel +.
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